Ever After

Named after her great-great grandfather (Vivian Jones) and her great grandmother (Grace Jones), Vivian Grace Tolbert is the newest addition to our family. Miss Vivi, as we affectionately call her, was born on March 8, 2006 at 4:22 p.m., weighing in at 7 1/2 pounds and measuring 19 1/2 inches long. Although I really wanted [...]

A ‘friend party’ birthday or a ‘family party’ birthday. Those were the options we presented to Ariana as we prepared for her big day. After very little consideration (and much to our surprise) she opted for ‘family.’ The planning and anticipation was almost as much fun as the actual festivities. Dinner at The Magic Time [...]

As I awoke on Monday, August 14, 2006, my first official day of being a full-time stay-at-home mom, the possibilities of what I could accomplish that day seemed endless.? First up on the carefully refined schedule was to get Miss Vivi down for a nap.  Check!  Next, work on getting my blog up and running. [...]

One day after her 6th birthday, Ariana started 1st grade.? Her?first day of school was also my 1st official day as a full-time stay-at-home mom (SAHM), so I was able to surprise Ariana by dropping off birthday cupcakes for her class.? It is so fun to?pick her up after school and have her chatter on [...]